Success Stories

Brewer Case Point

Issue: Damage caused in handling of pallets by forklift drivers.

Solution: Agent QC is placed in case and shows impact issues in situ as cases are picked up while on pallet by forklift driver.

Result: By increasing drive under time by 3 seconds average can dents and bottle scuff was reduced by 50%.

Note: Typical waste resulting from handling damage in the beverage industry is approximately 1% of revenue.

Sport Drink Company Case Point

Issue: Abrasion due to long distances traveled from Europe to world markets.

Solution: Use Agent QC to identify in plant parameters that are causing handling issues and follow on with our GPS track trace alert system to follow the vessel in transport via web based logistics that enable instant view of vibration data synchronized with asset tracking.

Result: Improved traceability of products reduced handling damage, ID of issues in supply chain resulting in abrasion and offer reports to show incidents. This way they can fine tune the supply chain to maintain visual quality of customers cans.

Household Product Company Case Point

Issue: With customers brand of glass candles, handling issues was shown to cause micro fractures or weakening of glass vessel.

Solution: Agent QC will go in line with real vessels and provide data back to customers network so that production engineers can ID problem areas and verify findings.

Result: Improved quality on handling candles and reduced incidence of fracture that could lead to liability from candles breaking under temperature stress. If someone purchases a candle, lights it and leaves it and that candle glass is weakened because of handling, then a fire could result and losses assumed by insurance providers may be third partied to the manufacturer.

Automotive Products Case Point

Issue: Customer was finding defect due to handling within the production line which was leading to waste and downtime from reprocessing.

Solution: A customized Agent QC solution as developed to identify defect points in production processes correlated with Six Sigma.

Result: Agent QC can provide valuable data re daily materials handling and verification of these systems to isolate trouble zones and provide instant verification.